Harry can wear the military uniform to the wake; Sandra Oh at the Queen’s funeral
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HARRY TO WEAR THE UNIFORM: Buckingham Palace has told Prince Harry he can wear his military uniform during a final vigil for his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, according to the Daily Mirror.
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The prince, who turned 38 on Thursday, will join seven other grandchildren in Westminster Hall on Saturday to stand in silence for 15 minutes by the queen’s coffin.
When he walked behind the Queen’s coffin on Wednesday, Harry, who gave up his royal duties in January 2020 to live privately with his wife Meghan Markle in California, and Prince Andrew, the latter in disgrace due to his links to Jeffrey Epstein, were the only members of the royal family not allowed to wear military uniforms although she wore her military medals on jackets.
Andrew has since been told he can wear his military uniform for Friday’s wake by the Queen’s four children, including King Charles, so the palace caved to public sentiment to allow Harry to do so as well.
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A royal source said: ‘It was a ridiculous situation considering the Duke of Sussex has served his country and is a highly respected member of the armed forces with all he has done for veterans.
OH SANDRA! Trudeau, Campbell, Chretien, Martin, Harper and Oh?
That’s right, Killing Eve actress Sandra Oh joins current Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former Prime Ministers Kim Campbell, Jean Chretien, Paul Martin and Stephen Harper, among others, at the state funeral of the Queen in London.
Oh (Grey’s Anatomy, Sideways) will accompany the Canadian delegation in their role as recipients of the Order of Canada.
Trudeau will also be accompanied by his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.
Back in Canada on Monday, a national ceremony will be held at Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa’s Anglican cathedral, attended by former PMs Brian Mulroney and Joe Clark.
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HAND-HOLD APPROVED: A stiff upper lip may be necessary, but the grip hasn’t been removed for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
No royal protocol was broken when the couple held hands after the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on Wednesday, the dailymail.com reports.
And that’s because Prince Harry and Markle aren’t working royals.
“Harry and Meghan are grieving parents and are not required to follow royal protocol,” body language expert Inbaal Honigman told the Daily Express.
“Their hands are there to support each other emotionally through this loss.”
But Honigman said it was different for Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton.
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“William is here in a public capacity,” he told the Daily Express. “He may have just lost his grandmother, but his job as the king’s eldest son is more important right now than his grief.”
Wills likes Kate: Speaking of the new Prince of Wales, he and his wife Kate enjoyed a rare moment of affection during an appearance at the Sandringham Estate to see floral tributes to the Queen on Thursday, according to Elle magazine.
When William put his hand on Kate’s back, it was believed to be the first piece of PDA the couple showed during the events following the Queen’s death.
He told some of the well-wishers outside Sandringham that walking behind his grandmother’s coffin on Wednesday was “difficult” as it brought back memories of walking behind his mother’s coffin in 1997.